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Francesco Fanelli

Design for a Fountain with Two Basins One on Top of the Other and Statues of Venus and Putti on the Top.

1608–65
Pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray wash over traces of graphite, with vertical line in graphite through the center to create the symmetry of the design
19.9 × 15.8 cm (7.8 × 6.2 in)

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